1 Samuel 23:13-15
New American Standard Bible 1995
13 Then David and his men, (A)about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and they went (B)wherever they could go. When it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he [a]gave up the pursuit. 14 David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of (C)Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but (D)God did not deliver him into his hand.
Saul Pursues David
15 Now David [b]became aware that Saul had come out to seek his life while David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.
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- 1 Samuel 23:13 Lit ceased going out
- 1 Samuel 23:15 Lit saw
1 Samuel 23:13-15
New International Version
13 So David and his men,(A) about six hundred in number, left Keilah and kept moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he did not go there.
14 David stayed in the wilderness(B) strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph.(C) Day after day Saul searched(D) for him, but God did not(E) give David into his hands.
15 While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that[a] Saul had come out to take his life.(F)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 23:15 Or he was afraid because
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